Romans

Romans 1:18-32

I thought God is love. Can He love even while his “wrath… is being revealed” (Romans 1:18)? What about the ancient heathen? Do they face...

02/11/17 - 02/12/17

Romans 11

When you watch the headlines, you may even be wondering, “What on earth is God doing?” God is working in spite of human free will and is so...

05/27/17 - 05/28/17

Romans 12:1-2

What is the lens by which you view this world? If the world is a playground, you’ll want to play all the time. If the world is labor camp, you...

06/03/17 - 06/04/17

Romans 12:3-21

In Romans 12 the Apostle Paul begins to move away from the majestic theological writings of chapters 1-11 and begins to focus on the “so...

06/10/17 - 06/11/17

Romans 1:1-17

We could remind ourselves of the “gospel of God” (Rom. 1:1) every day and it would keep having an impact on our lives. The implications of...

02/04/17 - 02/05/17

Romans 13

After 11 chapters of mainly focusing on God’s saving work for us in Christ, we made a turn at Romans 12 to God’s saving work in us as he...

06/17/17 - 06/18/17

Romans 14

“Stop judging me!” We are a culture steeped in judging others. We judge dress, tats, piercings, choice in foods and drink, parenting, styles...

06/24/17 - 06/25/17

Romans 15:1-13

We vary in our attitude towards others. It can range from being quick to judge, to putting up with people, to helping bear their burdens, to...

07/01/17 - 07/02/17

Romans 15:14-33

After 10,000 years in heaven, some of what we worry about here won’t matter as much. What matters most to God is people. This weekend we get...

07/08/17 - 07/09/17

Romans 16:1-23

At first glance this section in Scripture seems like a long way of saying “Hi”! However, when you read between the lines you see the early...

07/15/17 - 07/16/17

Romans 16:25-27

Whether you are not yet born again or have been for years, this final doxology (word of glory) is for you!! It celebrates the gospel and the...

07/22/17 - 07/23/17

Romans 2:1-16

Have you ever heard this before? “Do you think you’ll go to heaven when you die?” “Yes, I think so. I’ve never killed anyone. I try to...

02/18/17 - 02/19/17

Romans 2:17-3:8

Our next passage in Romans addresses the underlying attitudes of devout Christians. Lancaster County is such a religious community that we are...

02/25/17 - 02/26/17

Romans 3:27-4:25

It’s scandalous! There is something in us that makes us want to contribute to being saved. If our faith in Christ is all it takes to be...

03/11/17 - 03/12/17

Romans 3:9-26

Standing in a Cafeteria line a few years ago, a woman in front of me slumped down and I just sort of caught her. My first reaction was to try and...

03/04/17 - 03/05/17

Romans 5:1-11

What is the greatest thing you have? Is it a snow blower, a great house, the latest smart phone or your family? Paul claims that being justified...

03/18/17 - 03/19/17

Romans 5:12-21

I don’t have the stomach to be doctor, but still, I love the idea of looking beneath the surface of the human body to see how it works in all...

03/25/17 - 03/26/17

Romans 6:1-14

Wow! Really? By substitution I am saved in Christ alone (Romans 3-5) – unaffected by my works. So then I’ll just keep on sinning. (I hope...

04/01/17 - 04/02/17

Romans 6:15-23

The sticky factor! I become what I open myself up to. These things start to cling to me and I become them. They start to control what I think,...

04/08/17 - 04/09/17

Romans 7

To all children out there: If an adult ever says “Shame on you, why did you do that?” you can reply, “It wasn’t me, it was sin living in...

04/22/17 - 04/23/17

Romans 8:1-17

Romans reveals God’s righteousness for me! Jesus justifies me and the Holy Spirit sanctifies me! Now I get to live a different kind of life. ...

04/29/17 - 04/30/17

Romans 8:18-39

ecently a friend commented after a string of difficult trials, “I struggle to know why God lets us get kicked when we are down.” How do we...

05/04/17 - 05/05/17

Romans 9:1-29

Why does God choose some to be saved and not others? Am I in a place to judge God? Did I choose God or did God choose me? Is God unfair?

05/13/17 - 05/14/17

Romans 9:30-10:21

The visible Church may not be the invisible Church. That’s right! People who are relying on their behaviors for God’s salvation are fools. ...

05/20/17 - 05/21/17